1. Gone With the Wind (1939)
The all-time classic epic love story of Scarlett O'Hara and Reht Buttler. The movie takes place during the American Civil War and Reconstruction periods. It will keep you great company and will leave you with a sweet taste in your mouth because "After all, tomorrow is another day!"
2. Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Another all-time classic movie, in 1948, an American court in occupied Germany tries four Nazis judged for war crimes. An excellent opportunity to refresh your historical memory during the quarantine.
3. Lawrence of Arabia (1962)
This epic historical drama tells us the story of T.E. Laurence, the English officer who managed to unite and lead the diverse, often warring, Arab tribes during World War I to fight the Turks.
4. Cleopatra (1963)
What not to mention? The all-star cast? The costumes? The epic love story? The most expensive film ever made up to that point has it all! During the Roman Ages, Cleopatra, queen of Egypt, experiences both triumph and tragedy in an attempt to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.
5. It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
We all need a classic epic comedy these days! What's best than a group of motorists in a madcap pursuit of $350,000 in stolen cash.
6. Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Another all-time classic epic love story! The turbulent life of the physician and poet Yevgraf Andreyevich Zhivago during World War I, October Revolution, and the years after.
7. The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly (1966)
Most probably the best Spaghetti Western of all time. The third and last movie of "Dollars trilogy" by Sergio Leone it's a masterpiece, not only for the amazing music of Ennio Morricone but also for the amazing cast Clint Eastwood, Lee Van Cleef, and Eli Wallach.
8. The Deer Hunter (1978)
After fighting in the Vietnam War, the lives of a trio of steelworkers changed forever. This epic war drama examines in-depth how the U.S. Vietnam War impacted and disrupted the lives of people in a small industrial town in Pennsylvania.
9. Gandhi (1982)
An epic drama about the life of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, leader of India's Independence Movement to end the British rule. The film was nominated for 11 Oscars, winning 8 of them.
10. Schindler's List (1993)
Based on a true story, the movie tells the story of Oskar Schindler, a German businessman in Poland who at first sees an opportunity to make money from the Nazis' rise to power. But, as time goes by, he gradually becomes concerned for his Jewish workforce after witnessing their persecution by the Nazis. Faith in humanity restored.
11. Braveheart (1995)
Love can move mountains, it's true. After the execution of his secret bride by an English soldier who tried to rape her, William Wallace leads the Scotts in the First War of Scottish Independence against King Edward I of England.
12. Titanic (1997)
No words needed. The all-time classic love story of Jack and Rose. All of us cried in the end, and till today we want someone to "paint us like one of his French girls"!
13. The Green Mile (1999)
A fantasy crime drama film about how the lives of guards on Death Row are affected by one of their charges: a black man accused of child murder and rape, yet who has a mysterious gift.
14. Magnolia (1999)
An epic drama film about the search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
15. The Wolf of Wall Street (2013)
American biographical black comedy film based on the true story of Jordan Belford from his rise to a wealthy stock-broker living the high life to his fall involving crime, corruption, and the federal government.
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